India Will Fight Sexual Violence

After a horrific rape, Delhi has resolved to move beyond words to action. The people demand it.

By

Nirupama Rao

Jan. 31, 2013 11:35 a.m. ET

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and India's political leadership, like all Indians, expressed distress and sadness over the brutal rape of a 23-year-old woman in December in New Delhi. But our leaders were more than emotional when the news broke. They were and remain determined to change our nation's laws—as well as the implementation of those laws—to prevent such heinous acts in the future.

Media outlets have reported and re-reported the horrible facts of the events that led to the young woman's death. But they have...